Charles B. (Charles Bradford) Hudson

Born in 1865, Charles Bradford Hudson was remembered as more than a writer: he was also an artist and an Army officer. A detailed Smithsonian-connected study of his life describes him as an artist, author, and military man, with especially important work for the United States Fish Commission and later the Bureau of Fisheries.

Hudson is closely associated with natural-history and fish illustration. His drawings were strong enough to be preserved in the collections of the National Museum of Natural History, and later researchers devoted a full biographical study to his career and his contribution to fisheries art and science. That mix of careful observation and creative skill helps explain why his writing can feel grounded in lived experience.

Reliable sources found for this overview confirm his dates, 1865 to 1939, and his broad career across art, authorship, military service, and fisheries work. I wasn’t able to confirm a suitable portrait photograph from the sources I checked, so no image is included here.